--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" 
> <reavismarek@> wrote:
> >
> > Comment below:
> > **
> > 
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason" 
> > > <premanandpaul@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 'Some people say that having taken a guru you should not make 
> > > another. 
> > > > But this doctrine is not of the shaastra, this is [just] mind's 
> > > > imagination. The guru is gone to for [ones own] happiness. Up 
> until 
> > > > when bhagavad (God, Vishnu, Shiva) is gained, up until then you 
> can 
> > > go 
> > > > and change guru. So then we haven't seen any guru-bhakt 
> (follower) 
> > > > always studying in the same 'class' of a guru out of fear. 
> Actually 
> > > it 
> > > > is natural to transfer 'class' and to transfer guru. It is not 
> > > > disrespectful to the former guru, actually the guru's 
> > > dignity/respect 
> > > > has been done, but you will go beyond that study if you get the 
> > > > discipline of new gurus.'
> > > > [exerpt of 'Shri Shankaracharya UpadeshAmrita' kaNa 69 of 108]
> > > > translation - Paul Mason © 2006
> > > > http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/upadesh.htm#changeguru
> > > 
> > > And you're posting this excerpt because...?
> > >
> > **End**
> > 
> > Since everyone on this forum has dealt with the issue of where they
> > (and others they may disagree with) stand regarding their 
> > relationship with Maharishi, whether as their guru, or teacher, or 
> > former-guru, or charlatan, or whatever; and since virtually 
> > everyone (if not everyone) acknowledges that Guru Dev is an 
> > umimpeachable authority on this and other subjects which this forum 
> > is expressly dedicated to, it is patently obvious why Paul has 
> > posted this.
> 
> Gee, we just had a discussion about Guru Dev's views
> on who could and could not be a guru, and most here
> seemed to agree Guru Dev wasn't unimpeachable on that
> point at all.
> 
> In any case, Paul seems to be very sensitive about
> folks assuming what his motivations are, so I thought
> it better to ask.  Of course, he rarely posts anything
> from either Guru Dev or MMY that is not designed to
> make MMY look bad by comparison.  Kind of a shame to
> use Guru Dev for that purpose, I think.
> 
> As Alex pointed out, though, the quote doesn't appear
> to be relevant to this group, since MMY is not the kind
> of personal guru that Guru Dev was referring to.  I'm
> sure Paul knows this, so it remains unclear to me,
> at any rate, why he posted the quote.
> 
> 
> 
> > And thanks to him again.
> >
>

i think you know very well why he posted:


 Of course, he rarely posts anything
> from either Guru Dev or MMY that is not designed to
> make MMY look bad by comparison.  Kind of a shame to
> use Guru Dev for that purpose, I think.





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